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TURKEY TO ACKNOWLEDGE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IF HISTORIANS TAKE CORRESPONDING DECISION
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.09.2006 14:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Minister of Economy, Turkey's Special
Representative at the talks with the EU Ali Babacan said that
Ankara will acknowledge the Armenian Genocide only in case the joint
Armenian-Turkish commission of historians confirms the fact. Babacan
said it in an interview published by Handelsblad Dutch newspaper and
titled "Genocide Recognition by Turkey Not Ruled Out". When asked,
whether the Turkish government can admit a decision that will
characterize the events taken place at the beginning of the 20th
century as Genocide, the Turkish Minister said, "Yes, we will agree
with any decision."
At the same time Babacan censured the resolution on the Armenian
Genocide adopted by the European Parliament and said that
"parliamentarians are not historians and the European Parliament is
not the institution to announce what really happened."
According to him, "all the Turkish archives are open for scientists
and Turkey's proposal on formation of a joint commission of historians
is still valid," reported Mediamax.
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.09.2006 14:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Minister of Economy, Turkey's Special
Representative at the talks with the EU Ali Babacan said that
Ankara will acknowledge the Armenian Genocide only in case the joint
Armenian-Turkish commission of historians confirms the fact. Babacan
said it in an interview published by Handelsblad Dutch newspaper and
titled "Genocide Recognition by Turkey Not Ruled Out". When asked,
whether the Turkish government can admit a decision that will
characterize the events taken place at the beginning of the 20th
century as Genocide, the Turkish Minister said, "Yes, we will agree
with any decision."
At the same time Babacan censured the resolution on the Armenian
Genocide adopted by the European Parliament and said that
"parliamentarians are not historians and the European Parliament is
not the institution to announce what really happened."
According to him, "all the Turkish archives are open for scientists
and Turkey's proposal on formation of a joint commission of historians
is still valid," reported Mediamax.